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THE LOYOLA MAROON VOLUME 67, NO. 13 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70118 DECEMBER 2,1988 Knipfing: AIDS policy will focus on education By Hank Stuever News Editor i A university AIDS position statement was approved and released in November, 35 months after a committee was appointed to draft a university position on the killer disease. According to Vincent P. Knipfing, vice president for Student Affairs, an ad hoc committee was appointed Nov. 26, 1985, to compose and submit an AIDS policy that would guide Loyola in the handling of the disease and any possible victims the school might encounter. Knipfing said that when he appointed the committee, he thought a document would be finished within "a semester." But time taken to respond to different campus concerns about how to approach possible AIDS situations at Loyola delayed the committee's work and sent the statement through many drafts. "We kept trying to make it as clear and concise as possible," Knipfing said. "The policy is not specific by design, because we don't want to tie ourselves down." The policy was based on recommendations of the American College Health Association to all U.S. campuses on how to deal with the epidemic possibilities for the disease. The seven-point statement says Loyola will approach AIDS from a compassionate and educational approach. The statement specifies that AIDS patients, since they pose no risk to others in everyday situations, would not be asked to leave the school because of their illness. And even though the university has been "fortunate enough to not have to deal with a student having AIDS," Knipfing said that the policy serves as a basis for dealing with a variety of situations.The statement serves two purposes, he said: It confronts the disease, but it also hopes to put fear of the disease and overreaction to its campus presence in context.AIDS education is the main purpose of campuses in confronting the disease at this point, Kinpfing said. Photo by Nancy Hairston Students vote 'no' on higher tuition By Tim Watson Staff writer A Student Government Association referendum held Nov. 16 and 17 indicates student support for the return of Loyola Wolf Pub management to students and a tuition increase of about 5 percent, even though unofficial reports say next year's tuition increase will be close to 20 percent.Responding to the pub referendum, 91 percent of 343 students who voted said they wanted the SGA to move forward in its efforts to recover control of the pub from the Marriott Corporation. Forty percent of the 349 students responding to the tuition referendum said they could not afford to return to Loyola if tuition increased by 5 percent or more. The tuition referendum read "The administration is proposing a substantial tuition increase of 13 percent for 1989- 90, with subsequent yearly increases in excess of 8 percent The Student Government Association wants to know how much of an increase you could handle and still afford Loyola. The SGA will use this referendum to advise the University Budget Committee. "Loyola's current tuition for full time undergraduate students is $6,704. Could you return if tuition increased by: •5 percent (to $7,039)? 35 percent voted Yes. •8 percent (to $7,204)? 59 percent voted Yes. •10 percent (to $7,374)? 3 percent voted Yes. •13 percent (to $7,576)? 21 percent voted Yes. The complete pub referendum read: "Should the SGA move forward in its attempt to have the present management of the Loyola Wolf Pub restructured, with such restructuring resulting in SGA control over the pub, thereby ensuring student management of the pub?" Of the 343 students who voted, 30 (9 percent) voted No while 313 (91 percent) voted Yes. At the SGA meeting Tuesday night, Jason Caniglia, SGA president, announced that the University Budget Committee is now considering a 19.5 percent tuition increase for the 1989-90 school year. A spokesman for Dr. Norman Roussell, vice president of Administration, said the budget committee is considering several proposals concerning tuition and has not yet made a final decision. In other business, congress passed an act that amends the SGA's stated funding criteria. The rules now state that new student organizations cannot receive SGA funding during the same semester that they are originally chartered by the SGA. Barron Burmaster, junior congressman-at-large, said the change will allow the SGA to use its emergency funding for emergencies instead of for groups which are chartered during a given semester and then request funds. SGA rules call for organizational budget requests to be submitted at the beginning of each semester. Another change states that requests from organizations to fund speakers must now include a letter of intent from the speaker. With this issue, The Maroon cease,, publication for the Fall 1988 semester. Publication will resume Jan. 20,1989. See Policy/page 5 See Referendum/page 7 mktm

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THE LOYOLA MAROON VOLUME 67, NO. 13 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70118 DECEMBER 2,1988 Knipfing: AIDS policy will focus on education By Hank Stuever News Editor i A university AIDS position statement was approved and released in November, 35 months after a committee was appointed to draft a university position on the killer disease. According to Vincent P. Knipfing, vice president for Student Affairs, an ad hoc committee was appointed Nov. 26, 1985, to compose and submit an AIDS policy that would guide Loyola in the handling of the disease and any possible victims the school might encounter. Knipfing said that when he appointed the committee, he thought a document would be finished within "a semester." But time taken to respond to different campus concerns about how to approach possible AIDS situations at Loyola delayed the committee's work and sent the statement through many drafts. "We kept trying to make it as clear and concise as possible," Knipfing said. "The policy is not specific by design, because we don't want to tie ourselves down." The policy was based on recommendations of the American College Health Association to all U.S. campuses on how to deal with the epidemic possibilities for the disease. The seven-point statement says Loyola will approach AIDS from a compassionate and educational approach. The statement specifies that AIDS patients, since they pose no risk to others in everyday situations, would not be asked to leave the school because of their illness. And even though the university has been "fortunate enough to not have to deal with a student having AIDS," Knipfing said that the policy serves as a basis for dealing with a variety of situations.The statement serves two purposes, he said: It confronts the disease, but it also hopes to put fear of the disease and overreaction to its campus presence in context.AIDS education is the main purpose of campuses in confronting the disease at this point, Kinpfing said. Photo by Nancy Hairston Students vote 'no' on higher tuition By Tim Watson Staff writer A Student Government Association referendum held Nov. 16 and 17 indicates student support for the return of Loyola Wolf Pub management to students and a tuition increase of about 5 percent, even though unofficial reports say next year's tuition increase will be close to 20 percent.Responding to the pub referendum, 91 percent of 343 students who voted said they wanted the SGA to move forward in its efforts to recover control of the pub from the Marriott Corporation. Forty percent of the 349 students responding to the tuition referendum said they could not afford to return to Loyola if tuition increased by 5 percent or more. The tuition referendum read "The administration is proposing a substantial tuition increase of 13 percent for 1989- 90, with subsequent yearly increases in excess of 8 percent The Student Government Association wants to know how much of an increase you could handle and still afford Loyola. The SGA will use this referendum to advise the University Budget Committee. "Loyola's current tuition for full time undergraduate students is $6,704. Could you return if tuition increased by: •5 percent (to $7,039)? 35 percent voted Yes. •8 percent (to $7,204)? 59 percent voted Yes. •10 percent (to $7,374)? 3 percent voted Yes. •13 percent (to $7,576)? 21 percent voted Yes. The complete pub referendum read: "Should the SGA move forward in its attempt to have the present management of the Loyola Wolf Pub restructured, with such restructuring resulting in SGA control over the pub, thereby ensuring student management of the pub?" Of the 343 students who voted, 30 (9 percent) voted No while 313 (91 percent) voted Yes. At the SGA meeting Tuesday night, Jason Caniglia, SGA president, announced that the University Budget Committee is now considering a 19.5 percent tuition increase for the 1989-90 school year. A spokesman for Dr. Norman Roussell, vice president of Administration, said the budget committee is considering several proposals concerning tuition and has not yet made a final decision. In other business, congress passed an act that amends the SGA's stated funding criteria. The rules now state that new student organizations cannot receive SGA funding during the same semester that they are originally chartered by the SGA. Barron Burmaster, junior congressman-at-large, said the change will allow the SGA to use its emergency funding for emergencies instead of for groups which are chartered during a given semester and then request funds. SGA rules call for organizational budget requests to be submitted at the beginning of each semester. Another change states that requests from organizations to fund speakers must now include a letter of intent from the speaker. With this issue, The Maroon cease,, publication for the Fall 1988 semester. Publication will resume Jan. 20,1989. See Policy/page 5 See Referendum/page 7 mktm